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microbiostatic

microbiostatic adjective: that inhibits the growth or multiplication of microbes.

Adjective

microbiostatic (comparative more microbiostatic, superlative most microbiostatic)

  1. That inhibits the growth or multiplication of microbes.

Noun

microbiostatic (plural microbiostatics)

  1. An agent (drug or other substance) that is microbiostatic.

Forms of microbiostatic

Adjective
comparativemore microbiostatic
superlativemost microbiostatic
Noun
pluralmicrobiostatics

Origin of microbiostatic

By surface analysis, micro- + biostatic.

Questions about microbiostatic

What does microbiostatic mean?
Microbiostatic means that inhibits the growth or multiplication of microbes.
What part of speech is microbiostatic?
Microbiostatic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near microbiostatic in the dictionary

  1. microbioreactor
  2. microbioreactors
  3. microbiosensor
  4. microbiosensors
  5. microbiosis
  6. microbiostatic
  7. microbiostatics
  8. microbiota
  9. microbiotal
  10. microbiotas
  11. microbiothere

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